Harvard, Duke, Colombia, GU Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, everybody! I originally posted this on Georgetown's forum, but I'm curious what my chances at Harvard, Colombia University, Duke, and Georgetown's school of Foreign Service are. If I could get my weak points and what I need to work on, that would be great. </p>

<p>TRANSCRIPT: The grade follows directly after the course title.
Spanish I-B (Middle School)
PE/Health-A
Latin I-A
Marketing I-A
Algebra I-A
Freshman Seminar- A
Honors Geometry-A
Honors World History-A
Honors Earth Environmental- A
Honors English I-A
French I-A
French II-A
Honors Algebra II-A
Honors English II-A
Honors C&E-A
Honors Biology-B (Sophomore year)
Hospitality and Tourism Marketing I-A
Hospitality and Tourism Marketing II-A
Honors French III-A
Honors Precalc-C (Junior year, teacher quit, though it is no one's fault but mine)
Honors Chemistry-A
Honors French IV-A
Honors Advanced Functions Marketing-A
Honors International Marketing-A
AP English Literature and Composition-A
AP Government and Politics-A
AP United States History-A
AP Macroeconomics-B (Junior Year)
SAT Prep-A (online class)
AP English Language and Composition-A (Senior Year)
AP French-A (Senior Year)
AP Physics-A Senior Year)
AP CalcAB-A(Senior Year)
AP Stat-A(Senior Year)
AP Euro-A(Senior Year)
APES-A(Senior Year-Online Class)</p>

<p>TESTING
SAT: 2310--struggled in math.
SAT II: Perfect score. Took United States History, French, Math II.
ACT: Scores still pending--I predict average or above.</p>

<p>APS: Fives on all four junior year AP courses listed--obviously don't have senior year scores. In addition to my junior year scores, I self-studied for World, Comparative Government, Microeconomics, Calc AB, and Human Geo. I earned fives on those as well.</p>

<p>ECS:</p>

<p>Total of 450 volunteer hours--especially passionate for Stop Hunger Now (aims to fight global poverty), French Tutoring, Discovery Place volunteer, and tutoring ESL kids at the library.</p>

<p>Clubs: Debate, Key Club (Since Freshman Year), National Honor Society, National French Honor Society, Latin Club (President), French Club (Officer), Newspaper (Officer), National History Honor Society (Officer), and DECA (President, numerous leadership positions since freshman year).</p>

<p>EXTRA
Excellent essays and recs, in my opinion.</p>

<p>AWARDS:</p>

<p>Numerous academic awards for language, history, science, and math courses. These are only schoolwide awards.</p>

<p>DECA:
Attended International Competition since freshman year and received medal of excellence since then as well.
District and State trophy holder: Over five trophies, 2 first place, 1 third place, 2 second place.
International Social Media Correspondent
International Competition Trophy winner since sophomore year: second in sophomore year and first junior year.</p>

<p>Since middle school, I've attended a broadcasting media camp held in USC and received an award and scholarship.</p>

<p>FACTS:</p>

<p>Adopted at the age of 13, Turkish, and fluent in three languages. Foster family makes a little over 100,000 a year.</p>

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<p>Your stats by themselves are good but generic. However, throw in your background and you are a catch and a half. </p>

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<p>Get yourself some non-reaches!</p>

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<p>Spelling Columbia right would definitely be helpful</p>

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<p>Harvard seems to be the only high reach for you, but other than that I think you have a pretty good chance (:</p>

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<p>Interesting background haha, I think your profile is definitely outstanding esp. because of it. Good grades, scores, volunteering, and ECs. Although those schools are certainly “up there”, I think you have a competitive-good chance of getting into them. Let us know how it goes!</p>

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<p>I disagree with the above posters. Your stats are above-average; they certainly aren’t generic. (though I hope you spelled Columbia correctly in your supplement…).</p>

<p>However, the C may hurt you. The rest of it depends on your essays. </p>

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<p>Sorry Falcon1, believe it or not, I do know how to spell Columbia University, but I wrote this post after an all-nighter, so my apologies! Very thoughtful response, however. :)</p>

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<p>Thank you, everyone! I appreciate your insights. Also, yes, I did spell Columbia correctly in my supplement, I was very tired when I wrote this. My apologies :)</p>